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From A for Aravena to V for Virgil: a panoply of (great) ideas

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Formafanstasma

photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani

They are the freethinkers of the contemporary age: they inspire and provoke, are never predictable, and are clever enough to leave their mark. Check out our selection

Patricia Urquiola

Todays priorities? Reflecting on circularity, the use of bio-organic material and virtual consumption; on how to plan schedules and behaviours inside hybrid spaces.

Patricia Urquiola

Photo by Massimiliano Sticca

Formafantasma

For Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, the purpose of design is to produce reflections and imagine alternative avenues. Materials, with their cultural, social and political reach, constitute their main vocabulary.

Formafantasma

photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani

Interview with Nani Marquina, CEO of the eponymous cult rugs brand

Handmade in the best possible fibers, Nanimarquina products have been an example of the beauty and high quality craftmanship can achieve. The interview with brand’s CEO.

Nani Marquina

MEDINA (kilim) designed by Nani Marquina

Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design

To mark their first ten years on the design scene, the Belgian duo’s collaborations and projects are burgeoning in a perfect blend of artistic sensibility and superb design.

VanSeveren

“10 Years Muller Van Severen. In Dialogue with the Collection”, Design Museum Gent - Photo Bart Van Leuven

Bjarke Ingels: we create hybrid projects for future generations

The architect helming BIG Group talks about his latest twin-soul projects, such as the Copenhill waste-to-energy plant and ski slope and the museum - bridge in Kistefos Art Park. They represent “new project typologies,” opening the way for those who follow after us in a changing world.

Bjarke Ingels

Alejandro Aravena: “they” are “us”, a lesson from the pandemic

The pandemic showed the Chilean architect that if there are people who don’t manage to follow simple medical advice, then we’ve all got problems. This should make us reflect on the value of the common good, and on keeping to the rules for living together. With knock-on effects on the use of spaces and urban planning.